Auckland Branch News
11 Sep
Help Build NZILA’s Evidence Base – Call for Case Studies
In response to the Coalition Government’s proposed changes to the RMA National Direction and the Going for Housing Growth topic, …
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29 Jul
Planting day and memorial tōtara
Wellington Branch
Recently hardy Wellington Branch members helped the Greater Wellington Regional Council plant native seedlings at Queen Elizabeth Park near Paekakariki …
26 Jul
Presidents Update
July 2018
Kia ora, te whānau, Ngā mihi o te rā. In the last month we have made great progress on the …
26 Jul
Moving Auckland to Tāmaki
Te Tau-a-Nuku update
As anyone living in or that has visited Auckland in the last few years can attest, Auckland’s urban, suburban and …
26 Jul
Who got that job?
Stephen Quin
Vivian+Espie welcomed Stephen Quin back to their Queenstown office more than 10 years after first working there. Stephen completed his …
25 Jul
NZILA IFLA delegate update
July 2018
The 2018 IFLA World Council meeting was held on 16 and 17 July in Singapore, attended by delegates from each …
24 Jul
Digital billboards - yes or no?
With digital technology becoming increasingly popular there are new issues to consider.
Billboards became a political issue in Auckland at the turn of the century when all of a sudden the inner …
20 Jul
The Carbon Landscape Roadshow
Presented by Craig Pocock
Craig Pocock is back in New Zealand for two months and going to be talking at a number of centres …
19 Jul
Winner of the 2018 Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award announced
Anne Whiston Spirn
The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA), which represents the worldwide profession of Landscape Architecture, proudly announced at a special …
17 Jul
The battle for Okura
Brad Coombs comments on the ongoing legal battles
The New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects president, Brad Coombs, says the ongoing legal battles around housing developments in Okura, …
10 Jul
The importance of water play
“There’s a growing awareness around the importance of unstructured play for children,”
Landscape architect Sarah Collins has done a lot of work in the area of children’s play in both early childhood …
04 Jul
Proposed redevelopment of Three Kings Quarry
Think piece
Richard Reid has published an article on Fletcher Residential’s proposed redevelopment of Three Kings Quarry. The article provides an overview …
04 Jul
Designing the future of our biggest city
Auckland Urban Design Panel
Since 2003, significant developments in Auckland have been run past the Auckland Urban Design Panel as part of a concerted …